Malpertuis backdrop

Malpertuis 1971 Directed by Harry Kümel

If you expect to get out alive... you must be dreaming.

A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.

Production Countries Belgium , France
Language Dutch
Spoken Language Dutch
Release Date 2 January 1971
125 mins
Cast
Orson Welles Cassavius
Susan Hampshire Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse / Charlotte
Michel Bouquet Charles Dideloo
Jean-Pierre Cassel Lampernisse
Daniel Pilon Mathias Crook
Walter Rilla Eisengott
Dora van der Groen Sylvie Dideloo
Charles Janssens Philarette
Jet Naessens Eleonora
Fanny Winkler Mother Griboin
Cyriel Van Gent Thick Man
Rosemarie Bergmans Front side gangster
Johnny Hallyday Sailor who kisses Bets (uncredited)
Marc Didden A sailor (uncredited)
Ward de Ravet Doucedame (uncredited)